| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 301 pages :) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Cover; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Excavation Results; Chapter 3: Material Culture and Environmental Analysis; Chapter 4: Analysis of the Corrstown Site; Chapter 5: From Inception to Abandonment; Chapter 6: Corrstown in Context; Bibliography; Appendix I: An analysis of the Radiocarbon Dates from Corrstown,Co. Londonderry by Cormac McSparron; Appendix II: Medieval Corrstown: with contributions by Maria Lear; Appendix III: Cappagh Beg: Steve Linanne with contributions by Victoria Ginn |
| Summary |
Corrstown in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, is a highly important Bronze Age site. This came to light during excavations carried out by Archaeological Consultancy Services Ltd on behalf of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency in 2002-2003, the results of which are detailed here. A total of 74 Middle Bronze Age roundhouse platforms was identified and organised into pairs or short rows, the majority of which appeared to be contemporary. The Corrstown village represents a site type hitherto unknown in Britain and Ireland, where the standard settlement pattern consists of roundhouses occ |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Antiquities, Prehistoric -- Northern Ireland
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Bronze age -- Northern Ireland
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Excavations (Archaeology) -- Northern Ireland
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HISTORY -- Ancient -- General.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology
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Antiquities, Prehistoric
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Bronze age
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Excavations (Archaeology)
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Northern Ireland
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ginn, Victoria (Victoria R.)
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Rathbone, Stuart
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Akeret, Örni
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| LC no. |
2011044523 |
| ISBN |
9781842177105 |
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1842177109 |
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